Results: Learning incentives for children
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Do you think the classroom teacher should provide simple prizes or rewards to young children in kindergarden through Grade 4 for making a good effort when doing their schoolwork? Yes, they should give small rewards out.
46%
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734 votes
I do not feel rewards should be given to children.
26%
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421 votes
Don't know
26%
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414 votes
Other (please specify)
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20 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.13% | 2 | |
| na | 0.06% | 1 |
| i believe that rewards can encourage effort but should be used moderately. rewards are not a substitute for instilling confidence & developing selfmotivation. | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on what the reward is for. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i'm torn about this. it is a good incentive but really doesn't teach anything about how there real world is. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i don't think it hurts i loved my stars for a job well done | 0.06% | 1 |
| as long as it is not empty praise and not given for just doing anything. make the reward worth something getting | 0.06% | 1 |
| nice for somethings, but not everything and not required | 0.06% | 1 |
| depends on the reward, but generally speaking, how can encouraging people to do well be a bad thing? :) | 0.06% | 1 |
| i survived with with just getting compliments. world to materialistic | 0.06% | 1 |
| they shouldn't need much, because they should create an environment for the kids to enjoy learning and do well naturally. | 0.06% | 1 |
| i think the parents should provide simple prizes or rewards, teachers already get paid a low salary and shouldn't be expected to pay for something like this and either should the government | 0.06% | 1 |
| teachers discretion | 0.06% | 1 |
| alot of times rewards incourage kids to do better. so i kinda think that would be up to teacher in how they believe it needs to be | 0.06% | 1 |
| maybe prizes for going above and beyond but not for doing what is already expected of you | 0.06% | 1 |
| they can get a reward sometimes, but not all the time.. money comes out of teacher's pocket, plus then they won't feel the need to do work if they don;t get a reward | 0.06% | 1 |
| only if they want to... my child kindergarten teacher does. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not sure. i don't feel that everything should be rewarded. there is a different between being praised and rewarded. | 0.06% | 1 |
| no, they'll be expecting rewards all the time and that is not how the world works and not how junior high or high school works. many times in our jobs we are never rewarded for our great work. definitely a no for me. | 0.06% | 1 |
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